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Durham, North Carolina resides as the county seat for Durham County. The census bureau estimates the population to be that of almost three hundred thousand, making it the fourth most populous city in North Carolina. On a nationwide scale, however, it also ranks in the 100 Most Populous Cities in America, sitting at 78th. Durham is the core of the four counties that make up the Durham-Chapel Hill Metro Statistical Area. However, if ever an example of how complex the census bureau handles their statistics, because of how close Durham is to Raleigh (although remaining a separate municipality) it is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area. Its population is around two million.

Durham’s economy is in part funded by their most famous sports team, Duke, because of its location in the city. The streets are adorned in royal blue, and there are always bumper stickers, window stickers, and various objects with the blue devil logo. The influx of the population is partly caused by the student body, which adds almost a hundred thousand every school year.

Prior to becoming an Anglican fortress of European knowledge, the land was once owned by the Eno and Occoneehi people. They were a branch of Sioux and the Shakori, and farmed the land that became Durham. The Great Indian Trading Path made its way through Durham, and it was actually the Native Americans that helped mold the shape of North Carolina settlements. Others say they were forced, but still, the land that is carved out today looks as such from the natives who had a hand in it.

An English Explorer John Lawson surveyed the area, documenting the first features of the landscape and sent them back to England. Although historical authorities see Lawson as a real estate agent sending back ads, for the most part they do know at least he went to the Americas ( a months long boat ride). By the time the city was established, there was a hard set economy based on cotton and slavery. By the time it was 1860, Stagville Plantation was recognized as one of the largest plantation holdings in the South. Because of this, the owners of the plantation, a mix of Hardscrabble and Leigh family members, were approached throughout the Civil War for financial help for the Confederacy.

Source: Wikipedia